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the God of heaven is the very same God
and saying, repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!
(Matthew 3:2)
the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel!
(Mark 1:15)
as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand!’
(Matthew 10:7)
if I cast out demons with the finger of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you!
(Luke 11:20)
were two different kingdoms at hand simultaneously? if I cast out demons with the finger of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you!
(Luke 11:20)
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what do you think "it's not for you to know" is? 
it ain't the information they're asking for.
but that is wholly immaterial. the point is that He declares they are in a state of ignorance as determined from on high.
a theology which recognizes a gradual revealing of the plans of the LORD is stupid to conclude that the plans of the LORD are contingent on the understanding of men with respect to time. 'stupid' because the scripture defines stupidity as rejecting instruction, and the fact that God hides and reveals singularly indicates that judging His plans by what He reveals is intractable. God does not dangle a carrot in front of an ass which He does not intend to feed her with: "thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn" -- the corn is the corn. fatness and leanness do not change the corn.
it ain't the information they're asking for.
but that is wholly immaterial. the point is that He declares they are in a state of ignorance as determined from on high.
a theology which recognizes a gradual revealing of the plans of the LORD is stupid to conclude that the plans of the LORD are contingent on the understanding of men with respect to time. 'stupid' because the scripture defines stupidity as rejecting instruction, and the fact that God hides and reveals singularly indicates that judging His plans by what He reveals is intractable. God does not dangle a carrot in front of an ass which He does not intend to feed her with: "thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn" -- the corn is the corn. fatness and leanness do not change the corn.
this is better; you are getting towards the right track. we should talk about time.
this is not an indication that God has various and sundry gospels. this is not an indication that God has various and sundry reigns.
there is one gospel, one Lord who is King over all. He is eternal, and infinite. we are talking about an asymptotic point: He sees and knows and dwells in all times and no time simultaneously. He is I AM - eternal present-tense. was, is, is to come. not contingent on time. independent of time.
God is not a function of time.
He created time and created the world in time. in time and over time He reveals Himself as Salvation Himself, and He does not change.
you drive towards a mountain. when it is far, it looks small, and when you are close, it looms mountain-size. it is the same mountain. your perspective, the resolving power your eyes have beholding the mountain, are what change, not the mountain. they change when differentiated with respect to time.
this is not an indication that God has various and sundry gospels. this is not an indication that God has various and sundry reigns.
there is one gospel, one Lord who is King over all. He is eternal, and infinite. we are talking about an asymptotic point: He sees and knows and dwells in all times and no time simultaneously. He is I AM - eternal present-tense. was, is, is to come. not contingent on time. independent of time.
God is not a function of time.
He created time and created the world in time. in time and over time He reveals Himself as Salvation Himself, and He does not change.
you drive towards a mountain. when it is far, it looks small, and when you are close, it looms mountain-size. it is the same mountain. your perspective, the resolving power your eyes have beholding the mountain, are what change, not the mountain. they change when differentiated with respect to time.
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what do you think "it's not for you to know" is?
it ain't the information they're asking for.
but that is wholly immaterial. the point is that He declares they are in a state of ignorance as determined from on high.
a theology which recognizes a gradual revealing of the plans of the LORD is stupid to conclude that the plans of the LORD are contingent on the understanding of men with respect to time. 'stupid' because the scripture defines stupidity as rejecting instruction, and the fact that God hides and reveals singularly indicates that judging His plans by what He reveals is intractable. God does not dangle a carrot in front of an ass which He does not intend to feed her with: "thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn" -- the corn is the corn. fatness and leanness do not change the corn.
it ain't the information they're asking for.
but that is wholly immaterial. the point is that He declares they are in a state of ignorance as determined from on high.
a theology which recognizes a gradual revealing of the plans of the LORD is stupid to conclude that the plans of the LORD are contingent on the understanding of men with respect to time. 'stupid' because the scripture defines stupidity as rejecting instruction, and the fact that God hides and reveals singularly indicates that judging His plans by what He reveals is intractable. God does not dangle a carrot in front of an ass which He does not intend to feed her with: "thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn" -- the corn is the corn. fatness and leanness do not change the corn.
In Matthew 5, the Kingdom of Heaven is spoken about and it says that if one sinned against God that he would go to hell. While Paul taught that the Kingdom of God is where the Christian lived(Romans 14:17). If the two are same then there is a contradiction that the Christian's salvation includes works.
Matthew 25:14-30 talks about the Kingdom of Heaven where an unfaithful servant goes to hell. Luke 19:12-27 talks about the Kingdom of God where the unfaithful servant loses his rewards and this matches up with the Christian at the Judgment Seat of Christ(2 Corinthians 5:10). There is obviously a difference between the two kingdoms.
The Kingdom of Heaven is a physical kingdom that will take place on earth and consists of violence. Remember that the earth is in the heaven(Genesis 1:1, 1:14-16).
Matthew 11:12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.
The spiritual kingdom cannot be taken away from someone by force.
Matthew 11:12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.
The spiritual kingdom cannot be taken away from someone by force.
But you said mans temporary place is the first heaven ON earth and includes the sky , I thought the 1st heaven was the sky , not the earth...
Genesis 7:11
In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
Is the bible not saying the sky is the 1st heaven , where the rain comes down on the earth? , the windows of the 1st heaven being opened...
Genesis 7:11
In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
Is the bible not saying the sky is the 1st heaven , where the rain comes down on the earth? , the windows of the 1st heaven being opened...
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It's only hard to understand when you ignore what is written in favour of your faulty doctrine:
(Mat 11:11 Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.)
(Luke 7:28 For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.)
Poor old John got demoted in both kingdoms
(Mat 11:11 Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.)
(Luke 7:28 For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.)
Poor old John got demoted in both kingdoms
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You've been shown by numerous posters from various verses that show that the KOG and the KOH are used interchangeably.
(1 Cor 4:19 But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power)
(1 Cor 4:20 For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.)
Paul was operating in the Kingdom of God, but according to your "theology" he should have been operating in the kingdom of heaven.
(1 Cor 4:19 But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power)
(1 Cor 4:20 For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.)
Paul was operating in the Kingdom of God, but according to your "theology" he should have been operating in the kingdom of heaven.
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